Gold Five Ounces 2013 Road Sign - Kangaroo, Coin from Australia - detailed information

Gold Five Ounces 2013 Road Sign - Kangaroo, Coin from Australia
CoinGold Five Ounces 2013 Road Sign - Kangaroo

The Australian five ounces gold piece (abbreviated as 5 oz and designated with Au for "gold") is a bullion coin format. Uniquely, in Australia there are two mints authorised to strike legal tender: the Royal Australian Mint (which also makes the country's circulating coinage) and the Perth Mint which only makes collector and bullion coins, as well as other bullion products.

Both mints endeavour to create coins with attractive designs, and to introduce new designs and themes often, in order to raise the numismatic value of the coins over the value of previous metal used.

This coin is part of the first release in the Australian Road Sign series, and features a Kangaroo Road Sign.

It is one of the last designs by Wojciech Pietranik before he retired from the Royal Australian Mint, and depicts a road sign well known to Australian drivers. These yellow diamond-shaped warning signs alert drivers to wildlife crossing the country's roads and show a variety of animals, the best known of which is the kangaroo.

MintRoyal Australian Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage 3
Obverse
Australia / Gold Five Ounces 2013 Road Sign - Kangaroo - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2013 500 DOLLARS.

The portrait and inscriptions are enclosed in an octagon (eight-sided shape).

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2013 500 DOLLARS
Reverse
Australia / Gold Five Ounces 2013 Road Sign - Kangaroo - reverse photo

Within an octagon rim, the reverse shows a diamond-shaped road sign with a leaping kangaroo, as seen on the roads of Australia to alert drivers for kangaroos potentially crossing the road.

Above right, the five stars of the Southern Cross constellation, a symbol of Australia which appears on the country's flag.

Diagonally below left, the precious metal content 5 oz .9999 Au (five troy ounces of 99.99% gold).

Below right, the WP monogram of the designer, Wojciech Pietranik.

Reverse Inscription 5 oz .9999 Au
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Notes

Gold content (in Troy oz): 5.000.
Finish: frosted uncirculated.
Packaging: in presentation box, with a Certificate of Authenticity.
RAM Product Code: 510159.
Release date: February 2013.
Release price: AU$ 13,200.00.

Final mintage 3 from a limit of 500 according to the mint's 2012-2013 financial year report.

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Gold Five Ounces 2013 Road Sign - Kangaroo: Details
CountryAustralia
CurrencyAustralian Dollar
Coin TypeGold Five Ounces (5 oz)
Issued2013
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Face Value500 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage3
Mintage Limit500
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Gold
DesignerWojciech Pietranik
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size59.8000 mm
Thickness5.9000 mm
Mass155.5000 g
OCC IDLGVB-ELDC-YVNL-EMPX
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